Dentist

Valley Health Partners • Easton, PA

8d

About The Position

The Dentist provides comprehensive and emergency dental care to patients of Valley Health Partners Community Health Center. The role focuses on preventive and restorative care for pediatric and adult patients, including children and other members of vulnerable and underserved communities. The Dentist works in the mobile dental clinic, health center, and other healthcare environments, while following safety, infection-control, and patient-confidentiality requirements.

The position serves as a primary dental care provider, examining, diagnosing, and treating oral conditions and urgent dental concerns. Care includes preventive services, restorative and complex treatment, basic appliance therapy, and multidisciplinary oral healthcare for patients with special needs. The Dentist also documents care, supports patient education and quality improvement, ensures departmental safety and security, supervises designated dental staff, and participates in provider meetings and case discussions.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited dental school and completion of residency training.
• More than three years of dentistry experience is preferred, particularly in medically needy and underserved communities and in a community health center setting.
• Active, current Pennsylvania dentistry license upon hire.
• Active, current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and DEA upon hire.
• Successful completion of national boards upon hire.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the tact necessary to work effectively with patients, physicians, and colleagues.
• Experience with Electronic Dental Records and digital radiography.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team in collaborative settings.
• Commitment to maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and sensitivity to the needs of culturally diverse patients and colleagues.

Nice To Haves

• More than three years of dentistry experience in medically needy and underserved communities and in a community health center setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary dental care to individuals and groups in the community health center and dental mobile unit.
• Provide comprehensive dental care to adult and pediatric patients, maintaining high-quality care regardless of socioeconomic status or cultural background.
• Complete patient charts, including medical history consultations, treatment plans, and progress notes, in a timely manner.
• Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth, gums, and related oral structures.
• Diagnose and treat emergency dental situations and address urgent or emergent patient concerns.
• Provide preventive care, including cleanings, X-rays, and sealants.
• Provide restorative care as needed, including fillings, pulpotomies, stainless steel crowns, and extractions.
• Provide complex care as needed, including replacing missing teeth with fixed or removable prosthetics.
• Provide basic appliance therapy as needed, including space maintenance and occlusal guards.
• Plan and provide multidisciplinary oral healthcare for patients with special needs.
• Review patients’ medical histories and evaluate their oral conditions.
• Refer complex endodontic, surgical, orthodontic, and periodontal therapies as needed, and complete the remaining portions of treatment plans.
• Manage oral healthcare delivery using patient and practice management and quality-improvement concepts.
• Develop and implement patient dental education programs in accordance with currently acceptable dental practices.
• Ensure the safety and security of the Dental Medicine department in accordance with HRSA and OSHA requirements.
• Directly supervise assigned or designated dental staff.
• Attend dental provider meetings and participate in case study discussions.
• Comply with health center safety, infection-control, and patient-confidentiality requirements.

Benefits

• Choice of medical, dental, and vision plans with great coverage at very affordable rates.
• 403b Retirement Plan with generous company match.
• Paid time off for holidays, vacation, sick, and personal days.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree